U.S. refinery strike passes 18th day but talks resume
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The largest U.S refinery workers strike since 1980 passed its 18th day on Wednesday but talks between union and oil company representatives over safety and pay restarted after a gap of a week and went into the night, according to a …
Hundreds possibly exposed to ‘superbug’ at UCLA Medical Center
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seven patients were infected with a potentially deadly, drug-resistant bacteria at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center and more than 100 may have been exposed to the so-called superbug, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesda…
Pressure mounts on shippers, union to settle U.S. West Coast ports dispute
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two U.S. Cabinet secretaries joined congressional leaders, three governors and a big-city mayor on Wednesday in pushing shipping lines and the dockworkers’ union to settle a contract dispute that has led to months of turmoil and…
University of California delays tuition hike as lawmakers take on budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The University of California will delay implementing a tuition hike, the latest move in a test of wills that has pitted U.C. President Janet Napolitano against state Democrats including Governor Jerry Brown.
U.S. preparing to sue Ferguson police over charges of racial bias: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over allegations of racially discriminatory practices unless the police force agrees to make changes, CNN reported on Wednesday.
Anti-pot group says lawsuit will challenge Colorado marijuana laws
DENVER (Reuters) – Opponents of Colorado’s marijuana legalization are expected to file a federal lawsuit on Thursday that will seek to shut down the state’s new industry and which they say will accuse participants of violating racketeering laws.
California confirms 119 cases of measles in state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Public health officials said on Wednesday that six more cases of measles had been confirmed in California, bringing to 119 the total number of people infected by a strain of the virus that has also been linked to a large outbrea…
Indian workers win $14 million in U.S. labor trafficking case
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A New Orleans jury on Wednesday awarded $14 million to five Indian men who were lured to the United States and forced to work under inhumane conditions after Hurricane Katrina by a U.S. ship repair firm and its codefendants.
Oklahoma House panel OKs bill to punish licensing of gay marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma bill to punish any local or state employee who issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples will be heading to a vote in the state House of Representatives after a committee approved the legislation this week.
Pennsylvania man sentenced to life for slaying pharmacist, girlfriend
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the 2002 strangulation deaths of a pharmacist and his girlfriend, whose bound bodies were discovered buried in a yard.
